NINJATRADER VERSION
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Many traders encounter unexplainable problems and can not find solutions for troubleshooting with the NinjaTrader 8 NT8 Platform and charts, which can be prevented at the installation / re-installation phase.
Yes, that is so simple, and most skip to follow these steps:
- Is there a preferred language for installing NinjaTrader? Yes: Installing NinjaTrader with US English installs the date and time format for the USA and automatically addresses some problems ahead. Installing Ninja Trader in any other language may create incompatibility with some indicators, such as date and time formats that are not USA-based, and produce errors. If you want to avoid some of those hard-to-solve errors, your preferred language should be US English.
1) Check NinjaTrader Version:
Use the latest NinjaTrader version 8.1.4.2, or newer. Never use 8.2. versions.
INSTALLATION DIRECTORY MISTAKE
2) Avoid installing into the wrong directory:
A widespread error that many people make and no one else is talking about:
Double-check the folder installation a few times:
- For some reason, Ninjatrader is often installed on OneDrive or some other Cloud folder
- Please delete any NinjaTrader files installed on your computer's OneDrive folder and the OneDrive in the cloud.
- Reinstall NinjaTrader to C: drive:
- Ensure your NinjaTrader folder is installed here: C:\Users\Yourusername1\Documents\NinjaTrader 8, not on OneDrive or any other cloud folder.
- Open your User computer folder (Windows creates two User name folders on your computer, like C:/Yourusername1 and also C:/Users/Public and C:/Users/Username3 ). Open each of those folders and ensure that NinjaTrader did not install Documents\NinjaTrader8 in those folders, except inside only one Username1 folder, your actual folder for your documents.
3) Turn off the Update function for apps and Windows: Remove, Deactivate, and uninstall:
I highly recommend that you remove any apps/programs from your trading computer that may download, upload or upgrade files automatically:
- all and every Cloud service
- all programs with automatic updates
- Set your Windows update for a manual update
- all email programs
- all social networks such as Twitter/ x Facebook, Telegram, Discord, and all other networks
- Antivirus programs ( nothing to worry about on a computer that is used exclusively for the NinjaTrader platform)
Windows: Remove, Deactivate, and uninstall:
4) What to do with existing NinjaTrader indicators, templates, cache, and other files:
For best practices, please follow the recommendations below:
1) Back up your NinjaTrader account
2) Uninstall all other 3rd-party indicators possible. You may reinstall them later, restore them from backup, or copy folders.
3) Clean up your database, cache, and temporary folders inside Documents/NinjaTrader8/
5) Activate Multi-provider and Tick Replay settings on the NinjaTrader platform:
- Checkmark Multi-provider: Tools/ Options/General/ Properties: Checkmark Multi-provider
- Checkmark Show Tick Replay: Tools/ Options/General/ Properties: Checkmark Show Tick Replay